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: high in social, moral, or intellectual quality
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The last decade surely produced some of the finest television ever, spanning high-toned dramas and offbeat comedies, several of them masterpieces unlikely to have been made under any other circumstances.
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 June 2023
Blending syrah into the region’s signature malbec lends depth and body to malbec’s high-toned blueberry fruit and supple tannins.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
Today, the city of two million is an international gateway for travelers headed to famous ski destinations like Niseko, a high-toned village catering mostly to foreigners.
—Hisako Ueno, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 June 2023
Blending syrah into the region’s signature malbec lends depth and body to malbec’s high-toned blueberry fruit and supple tannins.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
Today, the city of two million is an international gateway for travelers headed to famous ski destinations like Niseko, a high-toned village catering mostly to foreigners.
—Hisako Ueno, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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